The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-14

Robert 3. Robertson sworn In.
rho vote mr Lieut. Governor waal
convnsssd ~ Speaker 6eyre ID presence
n the House and 10 members. al Re-
publicans. " The Senate, last Monday.
ana hs took the oath 81 ONCE, amid
much confusion. So now Indiana has
two claimants for the Lieut.. Governors
The people do not care particularly
Who holds The once, - it ID one Of very
little importance 10 itself, but it 10 very
lnportant % the people that whichever
& the legal olRcev should b legal aecev-
1Alned. q the validity Of the entire leg
islseion Of this session OF The Legislature
NAV BE- Affected By II. - To constitotton
requires I'll onscsments - be attessed ~
ne preceding Officer Of each 6ouse. u
ne meter cannot b arranged 10 any
vay. the quicker The Legislature 3D.
iourns sine die the better for the people
aud the State troasury. AZ I'll evenls
che peopIe want no fuss over The matter
and IL the Republican leaders refuse 20
legally tess u. and are determined 20
1ehf FOR Il. they will soon end oNt their
mIUf0kH IIU~4WUUH SW4'sW E%"e%<'~ -
waive Ill formAiitles and technical Ques-
tione. and TO the courts decision Of the
legal question whore there va any ~
eancy In the Lieut.. Governors Once
which the people had right 70 Al ~
election last November. But to thss
Robertson objecta
The State Sentinel pnblishes the FOL-
lowing interview IN regard TO
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
senator Weir, Chairman Of the
Democratic Caucus, Discusses
the Complication.
Realizing that The general public .
veil g the Democracy Of the State
would appreciate . full and accurate
statement OF the present legislative con-
troversy, provided Il came from source
entitled TO respect, . Sentinel reporter
Yesterday afternoon called on Senator
Weir Ct HE rooms Ct The Bates and
sought from him the desired informa-
ton. The Senator u and Il understood
70 b recognized leader Of the Dem
ocratic side, and known throughout the
State o one OF our foremost lswyers.
The reporter explained the purpose o.
bic cali, and ssid:
sSenator Weir, dssire to ask you Z
Nv questions - Affecting the present
complicated condition Of afairs growing
cut OF the vote for Lieutenant 0yevn.
or C The eIecliou list November"
"Well, eau freely say that ! an very
willing % do nything that ] can TO lead
70 corroet understanding Of the Dem
ocratic position IN the 6enate. he replied
~Whet y your opinion q ia whether
: Lieutenant Governor could have beer
lsgally elected ct The November slectioi
- 1852"
"While Ct home said he, - gave b.
very Little attention % The matter, ant
accepted the opinion Of the Attorney
General without thought or consider
stion. took Il for granted that th
election would b legal. aud 10 this ~
q harmony with the people Of the Stat
generally think. But when came h
indianapolis q member OF the Legis
Iature with al others awaited anxious
" for the decision Of the Supreme C0ur
n the pending case. and gave consider
able attention 70 the discussion going on
and soon reached the conclusion that u
legal election could have occurred
~What Wss your opinion . to th
course pursued BY senator Smith 10 hi
efforts 10 obtain . judicial consideration
0f the question In advance Of The con
vening Of The Legislature -
II can ~ with sincerity that he al,
Just what commend him for doing.
Wss, believe. % honest effort on hi
part, without considering the effect upo'
tho political position Of the two partie
% obtain : Judicial determination % Oh
question in advanre Of the meeting Q
She Legislature, and IN the hope that tha
body would Be thereby relieved frou
The embsrrasslnenis which have sjnc
confronted Il. Aud while II u 90 ofte
connected With the meter u the cleo
zion or United States Senas0r, IL %
opinion it cuss no figure Whatever 4
that connection. And, % fAr - I CO.
comprehend the case presented to th
Supreme Court, think the court coul
not consistently reach any other conclu
sion sh-n II did. and therefore spprOv
Il, ~ " y ~ important 10 avoid bad PR
cedents BY The courts = Il % In leyis!s
tion.'
"WilI you give In brief some o. IN
legal objections TO the validity Of th
election Of Colonel Roberteon, and sue
other objections . may occur to you
wall, Il occurs ~ me that, reiersin
r. the revision Of 1851 beginning Wit
section l28 Of the statute, 70 provide
that there shall BE- Lieutenant Govern
or who shall hold lie ONCE for fou
years. This section ilxes the tenure 4
we'll - establishes the ONCE. 6ectio
1.9 provides when the Governor On
Lirutensnt-(iovernor shall b elected
Section I35 txes the term, and that q
mi<ssks can occur. quote ID full: 'sTh
o0cial term Of the Governor and Lieu
Governor ahsll commence on the secon
Acndsy q January, 10 the year 1856
end on the same day every fourth yea
thereafter" A. further explanatory I
this call attention to sections I33 On
1o7. II b undoubtedly true that when
ever Lieut. Governor Il legally elec